Francine Delany New School
Charter · Grades K–8 · 193 students
Lucy S. Herring Elementary
98 Sulphur Springs Road, Asheville, NC 28806
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
255
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Asheville City Schools
Buncombe County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Lucy S. Herring Elementary
Lucy S. Herring Elementary is a magnet elementary school in Asheville, North Carolina, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Asheville City Schools. The school is located in a small city in Buncombe County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 255 students were enrolled, with about 11.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical North Carolina elementary school (14.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 255 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Asheville City Schools
- County
- Buncombe County
- NCES school ID
- 370027000080
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.